Spanair Flight 5022
2008 aviation accident in Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanair Flight 5022 was a passenger flight from Barcelona, Spain to Gran Canaria via Madrid. On 20 August 2008 the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating this route crashed after take-off from runway 36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. All 6 crew members and 148 of 166 passengers aboard were killed.
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Date | 20 August 2008 (2008-08-20) |
Summary | Crashed on take-off due to improper flaps and slat selection |
Site | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°31′48″N 003°34′13″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
Aircraft name | Sunbreeze |
Operator | Spanair |
IATA flight No. | JK5022 |
ICAO flight No. | JKK5022 |
Call sign | SPANAIR 5022 |
Registration | EC-HFP |
Flight origin | Barcelona–El Prat Airport |
Stopover | Madrid–Barajas Airport |
Destination | Gran Canaria Airport |
Occupants | 172 |
Passengers | 166 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 154 |
Injuries | 18 (all serious) |
Survivors | 18 |
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The cause of the crash was pilot error due to failure to configure the flaps and slats properly for take-off.